CT scan, head (with contrast)
Facility: Unitypoint Health - Meriter
Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 WI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a CT scan, head (with contrast) is about $161 (about 0.9× the $179 Medicare rate). Unitypoint Health - Meriter charges insurers about $172, or about $2,983 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Madison, WI.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $50 - $1,540 | 28% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $50 - $3,542 | 28% |
| Cignamajor | $1,119 | 624% |
| Humanamajor | $52 - $172 | 29% |
| HealthPartners | $110 - $1,361 | 61% |
| Meridian | $52 - $172 | 29% |
| Quartz | $1,163 | 649% |
| Security Health Plan | $1,156 | 645% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $50 - $3,169 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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Other Procedures at Unitypoint Health - Meriter
Compare: CT scan, head (with contrast) at other WI hospitals
- Black River Memorial Hospital · Black River Falls $51
- Vernon Memorial Hospital · Viroqua $55
- Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County · Darlington $58
- Richland Hospital · Richland Center $105
- Fort Memorial Hospital · Fort Atkinson $141
- Holy Family Memorial · Manitowoc $171
- St Vincent Hospital · Green Bay $172
- Sauk Prairie Hospital · Prairie Du Sac $172
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.